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Little-Known Cause of Chest Pain: Tietze Syndrome Case Report

Göğüs Ağrısının Az Bilinen Nedeni: Tietze Sendromu Olgu Sunumu

Eser Uyanik(Ordu devlet hastanesi)0009-0006-5181-9755
Pages
19–23
Publication Date
2025-04-30
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This case underscores the importance of clinical examination in diagnosing Tietze syndrome, avoiding unnecessary invasive tests.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Tietze syndrome is a rare inflammatory disease that can be seen in all age groups and has characteristic features such as swelling, chest pain, tenderness and pain localized in the anterior chest wall, usually in the second or third costal region.
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Key Findings & Data:In this case, we report a 38-year-old female patient who presented with chest pain for 1 month, had normal laboratory values and the patient’s pathologies were excluded.
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Conclusion & Impact:This case underscores the importance of clinical examination in diagnosing Tietze syndrome, avoiding unnecessary invasive tests.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:tietze sendromu · göğüs ağrısı · kostosternal

Abstract

Tietze syndrome is a rare inflammatory disease that can be seen in all age groups and has characteristic features such as swelling, chest pain, tenderness and pain localized in the anterior chest wall, usually in the second or third costal region. The differential diagnosis includes many diseases that cause chest pain. Although the diagnosis is made by excluding other inflammatory pathologies and causes of chest pain, it usually does not require the use of additional diagnostic methods. Its etiology is not fully known, but heavy exercise and minor traumas are considered. Anti-inflammatory drugs and lifestyle changes are recommended in the treatment of Tietze syndrome. Surgical treatment can be applied for refractory cases, but it is generally not necessary. In this case, we report a 38-year-old female patient who presented with chest pain for 1 month, had normal laboratory values and the patient’s pathologies were excluded. This case underscores the importance of clinical examination in diagnosing Tietze syndrome, avoiding unnecessary invasive tests.

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Tietze sendromu, her yaş gurubunda görülebilen genelde ikinci veya üçüncü kostasternal bölgede, şişlik, göğüs ağrısı, hassasiyet ve göğüs ön duvarında lokalize ağrı ile karakteristik özelliklere sahip nadir bir inflamatuar hastalıktır. Ayırıcı tanısında birçok göğüs ağrısına neden olan hastalığı kapsamaktadır. Tanı, diğer enflamatuar patolojilerin ve göğüs ağrısı nedenlerinin dışlanması ile konmakla beraber genellikle ek tanı yöntemlerinin kullanılmasını zorunlu kılmaz. Etiyolojisi tam olarak bilinmemekte fakat ağır egzersiz ve minör travmalar düşünülmektedir. Tietze sendromunun tedavisinde anti-inflamatuar ilaçların kullanılması ve yaşam tarzı değişikliklerin uygulanması önerilir. Cerrahi tedavi refrakter olgular için uygulanabilmekle birlikte genellikle gerekli değildir. Bu olgumuzda 1 aydır göğüs ağrısı şikayeti ile başvuran, laboratuvar değerleri normal olan ve kardiyak patolojilerin ekarte edildiği 38 yaşında bayan hastayı bildiriyoruz. Bu vaka gereksiz invaziv testlerden kaçınarak Tietze sendromunun teşhisinde klinik muayenenin önemini vurgulamaktadır.

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Uyanik, E. (2025). Little-Known Cause of Chest Pain: Tietze Syndrome Case Report. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 19–23. https://doi.org/10.56941/odutip.1663837

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